Alan Pardew and Manuel Pellegrini were involved in another touchline bust up during Manchester City's 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The angry confrontation came after City midfielder Yaya Toure was booked for a reckless foul on James McArthur.

An angry Pardew approached the fourth official but was then pushed back by Pellegrini who gestured for him to return to his own technical area.

Alan Pardew and Manuel Pellegrini were involved in a touchline bust up at Selhurst Park on Saturday

Pardew approached the fourth official angrily before Pellegrini pushed him back into his technical area

Pardew took exception to a Yaya Toure foul during Crystal Palace's late 1-0 defeat to Manchester City

Pellegrini was seen grabbing his opposite number by the back of the shoulder and furiously indicating the dimensions of the technical area to Pardew as the duo clashed.

The Palace boss responded by querying the Chilean's behaviour to the fourth official.

The pair have a history of touchline altercations after Pardew called the Chilean a 'f****** old c***' during Manchester City's 2-0 win at St James' Park in January 2014, when the Palace boss was manager of Newcastle United.

The pair made up at the end of the game after a late winner from Nigerian teenager Kelechi Iheanacho for City

His verbal assault on the 60-year-old Chilean that afternoon came as tempers flared when Cheick Tiote’s first-half strike was controversially chalked off by referee Mike Jones, who ruled that Yoan Gouffran had been in an offside position.

Pardew escaped FA punishment for the incident last year but was 'reminded of his responsibilities'.

The English manager is no stranger to touchline controversy. In March 2014 he head butted Hull City player David Meyler, receiving a £60,000 FA fine and a seven-game touchline ban.

The pair have a history of confrontation after an angry exchange during City's 2-0 win at Newcastle in 2014

Then Newcastle boss Pardew reacted angrily to a comment from Pellegrini calling him a 'f****** old c***'

The then Newcastle manager said of the spat with Pellegrini: ‘It was a heat of the moment thing, words we always have as managers, to a degree. I’ve apologised and I’m fortunate that he’s accepted that.

‘I have apologised for that particular word. We always tease each other and have words. What he said to me is going to remain private, but it didn't merit my response.'